Mop



W. H. JAYNE Nov. 10, 1936.

MOP

Filed Feb. 14, 1935 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Wade H. Jogy/fb e wnNEssf-:s

Patented Nov. 10, 1936 UNITED STATES l PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to mops, and has for an object to provide asimple construction wherein a large or a small mop may be formed with aminimum number of parts at a minimum expense.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mop wherein the strandsof yarn of the mop are held in place by a clamping wire or other tieelement directly to the handle, said element being so associated with acap adapted to fit over the head of the strands oi yarn and the tyingmeans as to keep the neck of the cap from slipping off of the end of thehandle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mop having a handle, abunch of yarn, and means for holding the yarn in place and connected tothe handle, said means including a tie element and a flexible cap partlyencircling the handle and partly encircling the strands of yarn.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a view partly in section andpartly in elevation disclosing a mop embodying the invention, part ofthe handle being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of the structure shown in Fig. 1, with theresilient cap turned back and the strands of yarn spread outillustrating the position of the tying member;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through Fig. 2 approximately on the line 3 3.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view showing how the neck is kept fromslipping 01T of the end of the handle.

In forming mops it is customary to use some form of swab of cord or yarnconnected to a handle in some manner with the yarn held grouped togetherso that the swab may be moved over the oor or other surface. .In thepresent instance a mop has been provided which may be made large for useon the oor or may be made very small for use in washing dishes. Whetherlarge or small the structure is the same and includes a handle Ipreferably having a reduced end 2 whereby a shoulder 3 is presented. Thereduced portion 2 is surrounded by the neck 4 of a cap 5. The neckmerges into a body 6 preierably having a thickened portion or band 'i atthe lower end when the device is held upright. The cap 5 is made fromsome form of resilient material, as, ior instance, rubber, and afterhaving been placed on the reduced portion 2 and against the shoulder 3it is. inverted as shown in Fig. 3. The neck portion 4 is adapted to hugor pinch tightly the reduced portion 2, but when inverted or ratherturned inside out, as shown in Fig. 3, the end of the reduced portion 2is exposed. One or more wires 8 or other tie elements, extend throughone or more apertures 9 spaced from the end of the reduced portion 2 andthen around the head of the swab formed by the medially doubled bunch ofyarn I so that when the tying members are secured together as at I I,the yarn will be clamped tightly in place. The element 8 is shown in thedrawing as being made of wire and the twist I I forces the swab head upagainst the handle end. If desired, a cord could be used withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention. In either case the bentportions I3 cf the tie element extend along the surface of the handleend (Fig. 4) and form shoulders I4 which are engaged at I by the rubberneck 4 to help keep the neck from slipping off. The contraction of theneck in the direction of arrows I6 causes a tight grip on the shoulders,serving to hold the cap in place under every ordinary use of the mopregardless of how rough.

It will readily be understood that when assembling the parts of the mop,the bunch of yarn or swab I0 is taken and medially laid against the endof the reduced portion 2 and then the wire or other tie element 8 isbrought around and twisted together at I I to secure the resulting swabhead. Any extra length of the wire ortying member is cut 01T orotherwise removed. After the parts having been secured together, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3, the body 6 is pressed downwardly from theposition shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 1, whereupon thebody covers the upper end or head portion of the swab I0 so as not onlyto cover the tying means but also to protect the head part of the yarnand hold the same properly compressed or grouped together.

By reason of this construction the end of the handle I or reducedextension 2 can never be pressed against a cup, dish, or other object.If desired, the neck portion 4 could be secured by cement to the reducedportion 2, but preferably it is held by the resilient action of thematerial particularly against the shoulders I4, which action isaugmented by the fact that the neck 4 is provided with a thickenedportion I2.

I claim:

A mop comprising a handle having a hole across and spaced from one end,a mop swab which is doubled on itself to provide a head medially of itsends, a rubber cap tted down over the head and having a neck openinginto the cap in which the end of the handle is frictionally fitted, saidneck gripping the handle end, and a tie element medially inserted insaid hole and having its ends bent to provide portions extending alongthe handle end and under the doubled part of the swab where it is tiedto force the head up against the handle end, said bent portions formingshoulders which are engaged by said rubber neck to keep the neck fromslipping off.

WADE H. JAYNE.

